Spyderco Military

So after a long wait and a lot of stalking the mailman my Military came home, I have used this knife this past couple of days and it's amazing how well it holds the edge, as I presumed it made me retire my other knives to the Spyderpac at first I thought it was to big, but you get used to the size pretty quick, it's only .25 oz heavier than the Tenacious.

The only problem this knife has, is that it's gonna make me carry a smaller blade, so I don't scare the sheeple, this knife is making me wonder about the choices I've made buying knives, I have always been a Spyderco kinda guy, with a few exceptions with KAI, because I really like their assisted opening.

Tenacious

I have been using my Tenacious a lot lately, it is a great economy value folder, you get a lot of knife for the money, I am not worried i n abusing this knife since it wouldn't cost much to replace it.

So far it has been holding up the edge really good, I have opened a lot of card board boxes, scrape some stickers from a metal surface using it every day for random tasks and it still pass the paracord test.

I am sold into these Spydercos, soon I'll be getting the Resilience and the Ambitious to complete the whole family, I carried my Persistence for a couple of days but it was to small for me, so it has been delegated as a backup knife on my EDC Bag.

I am still waiting for the mail to bring my Millie, if my expectations are met, the Millie will become my daily blade.

Spyderco Military

For a long time I wanted a Millie, finally pulled the trigger on one, most likely it will be my edc blade, the only disadvantage is that it only allows tip down carry, which to me sucks due to all my knives are tip up strong side carry.
 For now I'll just post a video review and the manufacturers description till I get a chance to play with it and do a better write up

length overall 9 1/2" (241 mm) blade length 4" (102 mm) blade steel CPM-S30V length closed 5 1/2" (140 mm) cutting edge 3 11/16" (94 mm) weight 4.25 oz (120 g) hole diameter 9/16" (14 mm) blade thickness 5/32" (4 mm) handle material G-10

Digital camouflage is the outcome of applying engineering psychology with the study of visual biophysics and human visual performance. The pattern is made up of small micropatterns, optically reducing the eye’s ability to detect and discern what it covers. Various digital patterns are ­developed and used for the U.S. Military to make more effective concealment for the men and women who go in harms way to protect our freedom. A cornerstone model in Spyderco's Save and Serve line up is the C36 Military Model meeting the requirements of a high-performance, light-weight folder designed for hard use. Since the steel is the spirit of the knife, CPM®-S30V seemed the logical choice for the blade given its reputation for long-term edge retention and rust resistance. The 'Millie' has a modified clip-point blade laser cut with a 14 mm Spyderco Round Hole for quick deployment and for use with gloves. Texturing above the hole hold the thumb in contact with the blade's spine during cutting for confident control over the sharpened edge. The handle scales are Digital Camouflage G-10 with the lock's liner nested (inlayed) directly into the scale, pumping up lock strength without the addition of bulky liners. Spacers between the scales create a gap running the handle's full length exposing the inside workings for inspection and cleaning. The handle flares slightly at the front end creating a finger choil and at the butt end, which keeps the knife from slipping forward or backward in the hand while sawing or making tough or aggressive cuts. A contoured black metal clip is set for right-hand tip-down carry. Spyderco Millie

Spyderco Tenacious and Persistence

After having these knives for a week or so, I realized that they are real workhorses, they have been put through several tasks and they have performed beautifully.

The tasks has been from opening boxes, cut 3 inch straps, cut a tomato, pry a box open, etc, the knives did loose some of the sharpness after all the work they did, the good news, is that after a couple of passes through the Sharpmaker they were scary sharp again.

Some persons ask me if I carry a knife for self defense, this is the most idiotic question ever.

A knife is a tool, if you need to defend your life with a knife that means it'll be a close combat, you'll have the person you are defending yourself at arms length, also knives fights are not like the movies, in which somebody gets cut, poked or stabbed and they keep fighting, with a sharp knife, the fight can be over in seconds and that takes me to the legal aspect.

Legal aspect:
If a person attacks you with out a weapon and you in all panic pull out a knife and defend yourself, surprise, you are the one that is going to jail, the law states that you can not defend yourself with a weapon if you are not being threatened by one.

With all that said, for self defense get some pepper spray, it's a good defense, you can spray about 10 feet, that'll give you enough time to get away, just make sure to have it with you, it doesn't do any good in your night table drawer!!







Sharpmaker review

Got my perfect bag

It is perfect to my needs, medium modular assault pack.

I just load the gear I want with me during the day and still have space left, I attached a Monkey admin pouch, a m1 pouch, and a rolly polly from Maxpedition, the bag has a lot of Molle attachments which is perfect to customize to your special needs.

I'll have to try this new setup and see how I like it, I have gone trough several bags and none of them gave me what I was looking for.

This is a list of the bags I've been through:
Maxped Mongo
Maxped Jumbo
Maxped Monsoon
Maxped MPB
Voodoo Tactical Level 3
Voodoo Tactical Tobago
Northface Big Shot

I still own the Mongo, Monsoon, MPB, Tobago and Big Shot, the Tobago is a really nice bag but it's to big, once you fill it out with gear it becomes to heavy to be able to carry comfortably, all the maxped bags are great quality, and in my opinion they are almost indestructibles.

I'll post some pics of my current setup later on.